Abortion Deaths - A

Each woman's story includes whatever documentation I can find to substantiate her death.

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Mary Abrams, March 29, 1912 Age: 36 Possible lay abortionist, charges filed, no trial Mary Ackerly January 20, 1846 Age: 19 Forced abortion, physician acquitted for non-logical reason Diane Adams, February 28, 1992 Age: 28 Manslaughter charges against doctor Anna Adler, September 9, 1913 Age: 27 One of six deaths linked to Dr. Lou E. Davis, charges filed but no trial Eurice Agbagaa, January 15, 1989 Age: 26 Physician abandoned hemorrhaging patient in care of receptionist; license suspended Beverly Agnes, December 21, 1973 Age: 21 Outpatient saline abortion; no action taken Julia Agoston, March 12, 1928 Age: 24 Doctor and accessories charged, no trial Stella Ahern, October 24, 1917 Age: 24 Perpetrator not identified Susie Airey, May 12, 1919 Age: 38 Midwife arrested, case stricken off Emma Alby, September 10, 1915, Age: 15 Forced by parents on girl who knew she wasn't pregnant; undetermined if actions taken against doctor Doris Alexander, April 20, 1938 Age: 30 Doctor convicted of second-degree murder; accomplice won new trial Leigh Ann Alford, November 26, 2003 Age: 34 Sent home with uterine perforation; bled to death Martha Alit, October 16, 1954 Age: 40 One of three deaths attributed to same doctor Annie Allison, September 29, 1923 Age: 44 Chiropractor posing as doctor; death certificate falsified, body exhumed; charges filed, outcome unknown to me Louise Allman, February 5, 1929 Age: 25 Midwife tried, acquitted for unspecified reasons Mary Alpen, February 20, 1915 Age: 23 No details currently available Anna Anderson, October 15, 1915 Age: 25 Multiple physicians involved, legal outcome unclear Christina Anderson, August 6, 1920 Age: 35 Midwife indicted, no trial Clementina Anderson, November 19, 1862 Age: 20 Physician convicted of manslaughter Emily Anderson, December 12, 1892 Age: 32 One of over a dozen deaths linked to Dr. Lucy Hagenow; judge ordered jury to acquit Emmy Anderson, July 24, 1929 Age: 19 Physician indicted, legal outcome unknown to me Gladys Anderson March 31, 1930 Age: 18 One of two deaths the same day linked to Dr. Thomas Meade Outcome of case unknown to me Madelyn Anderson, May 6, 1924 Age: 24 One of four deaths connected to Dr. Louise Achtenberg; legal outcome unknown to me Martha Anderson, May 5, 1939 Age: 16 Chiropractor trainee and brother, licensed chiropractor, convicted of murder Olga Anderson, October 14, 1908 Age: 23 No further details known to me Victoria Lyn Anderson, April 28, 1969 Attributed to hospital orderly Demetrice Andrews, November 9, 1988 Age: 22 Unspecified provider and method Alice Annalora, March 20, 1926 Age: 19 Physician and husband released on grounds that abortion might have been performed legally Mickey Apodaca, April 11, 1984 Age: 28 Severed artery, 2-hour delay before transport; manslaughter charges dropped Gloria Aponte, April 29, 1986 Age: 20 Fatal hemorrhage; NAF-member doctor, who had receptionist administering anesthesia at his clinic, fined $2,000 Henrietta Apple, September 15, 1902 Age: 31 Midwife confessed Charisse Ards July 28, 1989 Age: 20 Pelvic infection; further details unknown Genevieve Arganbright, May 20, 1937 Age: 26 Doctor convicted; overturned because abortion might have been legal Mamie Arkins, July 9, 1915 Age: 26 Perpetrator unidentified Rena Armstrong February 28, 1930 Age: 17 Physician convicted of manslaughter Auna Arola, October 17, 1927 Age: 31 Physician indicted; legal outcome unknown to me Olive Ash, January 29, 1858 Age: 19 Physician found guilty of abortion but not manslaughter Keisha Atkins, February 4, 2017, Age: 23 Blood clots and sepsis 4 days into late term abortion Barbara Auer, September 28, 1929 Age: 29 Perpetrator not identified Barbara Auerbach, December 16, 1982 Age 38 Bowel obstruction after abortion in hospital Della Augustine, March 1, 1914 Age: 24 Perpetrator unidentified	* The Colonial Era The 19th Century The 1900s The 1910s The 1920s The 1930s The 1940s The 1950s The 1960s The 1970s The 1980s The 1990s The 2000s The 2010s	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O PQ R S T UV WXYZ Jane Roes